Profesionālie jaunumi

Lai veicinātu ceļošanu uz laukiem un radītu potenciālajiem ceļotājiem priekštatu par to, ko var pieredzēt un izbaudīt, pavadot brīvdienas laukos, esam izveidojuši 7 jaunus video http://www.celotajs.lv/cont/about/video_lv.html. Katrs no tiem ir aptuveni pusminūti garš vizuāls stāsts par noteiktu tēmu: gadalaiki, lauku labumi, latviskās zīmes, utt. Video varēs redzēt ceļotāja mājas lapā un sociālajos tīklos, dažādos lauku tūrisma popularizēšanas pasākumos.

„Lauku Ceļotājs” Briselē saņem balvu kā viens no labākajiem Eiropas Savienības LIFE+ programmā veiktajiem projektiem.

5. jūnijā Latvijas lauku tūrisma asociācijas prezidentei Asnātei Ziemelei Briselē svinīgā pasākumā tika pasniegta balva Best Life-Environment Project – par projektu POLPROP, kuru Lauku ceļotājs kopā ar slīterniekiem veica 2009-2012. gadā Slīteres nacionālajā parkā. Projektā tika izveidots tūrisma attīstības modelis, iesaistot vietējos uzņēmējus, iedzīvotājus, pašvaldības un Slīteres nacionālā parka administrāciju, un uz šīs pieredzes izveidojot ieteikumus vides aizsardzības un tūrisma attīstības politikai. 

The new Executive Committee will lead and manage EuroGites during the period of 2013-2016: Andy Woodward, FARMSTAY UK - President (UK), Klaus Ehrlich, RAAR - Secretary General (ES), Asnāte Ziemele, Latvian Country Tourism Association, Jan Tjosaas, HANEN (Norway), Panos Poulos, Hellenic Agrotourism Federation (Greece), Linas Zabaliunas, Lithuanian country tourism association, Patrick Farjas, GITES DE FRANCE (France), Hans Embacher, Urlaub am Bauernhof in Österreich (Austria).

„Lauku ceļotājs” piedalās projektā „AcTour : Aktīvais Tūrisms Ilgtspējīgai Attīstībai” , kurā partneri no Spānijas, Bulgārijas, Slovēnijas un Latvijas pilnveidos un izplatīs inovatīvu, uz tehnoloģijām un praktisko pieredzi balstītu mācību rokasgrāmatu un apmācību programmu aktīvajam tūrismam kā jaunam profesionālam profilam Eiropas lauku reģionos. Rezultāti būs pieejami projekta lapā http://www.activetourism.org/

Atveriet AcTour projekta lapu jaunā logā

The  4th European Congress on Rural Tourism, organised jointly by EuroGites and our Romanian partners of ANTREC, is now officially launched and takes place in October 7-10, in Piatra Neamt, Romania. Follow the program updates and organizers’ information in the congress web site: www.europeanrtcongress.org 

Lauku ceļotājs announces the results of the tender within the framework of project „Heritage Tourism“.

Description of Services: Arrangement of the study tour of Latvian rural tourism businesses and Lauku Celotajs project staff to Estonia, including accommodation and catering.

Date of the decision: 04.09.2012
Decision published: 07.09.2012

Winner: OÜ Reisibüroo MERE

Content of the publication reflects the author’s opinion and the Managing Authority is not responsible for the information published by project partners.

Within the framework of project „Heritage Tourism“ we are looking for following services:

Arrangement of the study tour of Latvian rural tourism businesses and Lauku Celotajs project staff to Estonia, including accommodation and catering.

Size of the group: 38 persons
Dates: 18.-20.09.2012
Description of the route:
18.09.2012: Laiksaare village/Pärnumaa-Paide-Vihi village/Viljandimaa-Intsu village/Viljandimaa
19.09.2012: Põltsamaa- Avinurme- Alatskivi-Mooste
20.09.2012: Obinitsa- Vastseliina- Rõuge

Description of services:
-    Arrangement of accommodation for 2 nights for the group on the route in 18.09.12 and 19.09.212.
-    Arrangement of 3 lunches for the group in 18.-20.09.2012 on the route
-    Arrangement of 1 coffee break per day in 18.-20.09.2012 on the route 

The price offer should be in EUR and include:
-    the price of 1 accommodation per night/per person and for the group 2 nights
-    the price of 1 lunch per person / for the group and for the group 3 lunches
-    the price of 1 coffee break per person / for the group and for the group 3 coffee breaks

More detailed programme here.

If You are interested to involve, please send us the price offer till 3rd September, 2012 to e-mail elina@celotajs.lv. For any questions please contact us +371 29135813.

Content of the publication reflects the author’s opinion and the Managing Authority is not responsible for the information published by project partners.

The 6th Pan-European Green Belt Conference took place in June 27. – 29., 2012 in Mavrovo, Macedonia.

The Green Belt conference is an annual event taking place each time in a different Green Belt site. This time the conference was hosted by Mavrovo national park in Balkan Macedonia. The conference gathered 100 professionals from 21 Green Belt countries. Asnāte Ziemele, the president of the Latvian Country Tourism Association presented the experience and results of the Green Belt Military Heritage pilot project in Latvia. The representatives of the Green Belt countries approved new territories joining the Green Belt. Asnāte Ziemele was approved as the Baltic Green Belt NGO representative. The European Green Belt initiative is presently headed by the EuroNatur foundation (Germany). There are the following sections in the European Green Belt:

1) Feno-Scandinavian Green Belt (the northern part with Norway, Finland and Russia);

2) Baltic Green Belt (the area along the Baltic coast);

3) Central European Green Belt (the Baltic coast to the river Drava)

4) Balkan Green Belt (from the river Drava to the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea).

12 European Green Belt coordinators meet twice a year. The next meeting will take place in Finland, in winter 2012. 

Press release see here.

Please fill in a questionnaire and help us to create a new rural tourism product oriented on local heritage and people. The respondents will take part in the lottery. The main award is gift card of EUR 500 for the accommodation in the Baltic States. Questionnaire "Local heritae in rural tourism" is in English, German and Russian here

Our Spring Newsletter see here.

 In this issue:

• Special spring experience

• New packages for the next summer season:
• Along the Baltic national parks - Latvia & Lithuania
• Canoeing in Kurzeme
• Spring Birdwatching in Latvia
• Countrylife of Eastern part of Latvia & Lithuania
• Info on our publications and clients' feedback
• Accomodation info